Just last month, a driver charged a couple of
tourists $720 for a 20-minute ride from midtown to
Greenwich Village using Square.

But to Square's defense, it has been pretty aggressive
about fighting fraud. It has previously shut down accounts that
attempt to engage in fraud, a Square spokesperson told The
Post.

These scams are not necessarily new, it's just that Square has
inadvertently become a great tool for them.

Last summer, one Texas family had paid more than $400
for a 14-block ride.

But a new law went into
effect earlier this month to curb outrageous
pedicab fares. It requires things like properly displaying rates
and restricts charging extra fees and enforcing per-passenger
pricing.

Before the new law went into effect, pedicab drivers were allowed
to charge by block and per passenger.

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